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Iniopterygidae

Chondrichthyes - Iniopterygia - Iniopterygidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Iniopterygidae Zangerl and Case
1981Iniopterygidae Zangerl p. 43
2006Iniopterygidae Nelson p. 43
2009Iniopterygidae Grogan and Lund p. 135

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
orderIniopterygiaZangerl and Case 1973
familyIniopterygidaeZangerl and Case 1973
familyIniopterygidaeZangerl and Case 1973

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Iniopterygidae Zangerl and Case 1973
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G. †Cervifurca Zangerl 1997
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†Cervifurca nasuta Zangerl 1997
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†Iniopteryx rushlaui Zangerl and Case 1973
†Iniopteryx tedwhitei Zangerl and Case 1973
G. †Papilionichthys Grogan and Lund 2009
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†Papilionichthys stahlae Grogan and Lund 2009
G. †Promexyele Zangerl and Case 1973
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†Promexyele bairdi Zangerl and Case 1973
†Promexyele peyeri Zangerl and Case 1973
G. †Rainerichthys Grogan and Lund 2009
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†Rainerichthys zangerli Grogan and Lund 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Arnsbergian to the top of the Kasimovian or 327.00000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Montana) Papilionichthys stahlae (116655) Rainerichthys zangerli (130890) Rainerichthys zangerli, Papilionichthys stahlae (90681 116654)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Nebraska) Iniopteryx rushlaui, Iniopteryx tedwhitei (132112)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Iowa) Promexyele peyeri (132156)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Cervifurca nasuta (132241) Promexyele peyeri (132163)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Indiana) Cervifurca nasuta (132227) Iniopteryx rushlaui (132120) Iniopteryx rushlaui, Promexyele bairdi, Cervifurca nasuta (132119) Iniopteryx rushlaui, Promexyele peyeri (130880 131229) Promexyele peyeri (131614 132159 132160 132167) Promexyele peyeri, Cervifurca nasuta (132157)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Indiana) Cervifurca nasuta (90689)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) Iniopteryx rushlau (132111) Iniopteryx rushlaui, Iniopteryx tedwhitei (132117) Iniopteryx rushlaui, Iniopteryx tedwhitei, Promexyele bairdi (132113)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Iowa) Iniopteryx rushlaui (132116) Iniopteryx rushlaui, Iniopteryx tedwhitei (132118)